# St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in East Suffolk, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 155 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142806. [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 155
- Council: East Suffolk
- URN: 142806

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 30 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Phoenix St Peter Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-st-peter-academy-e141983): 690 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-oak-primary-school-e140573): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [East Point Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-point-academy-e137134): 1.2 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Westwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-primary-school-e139804): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pakefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pakefield-primary-school-e141640): 1.5 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pakefield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pakefield-high-school-e146909): 1.7 km. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142806)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142806)

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